Koothu-P-Pattarai
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Koothu-P-Pattarai is a prominent Tamil
theatre group that has organised plays for 31 years. The group has its base in Chennai
, Tamil Nadu
in South India
.
Koothu-P-Pattarai also acts as a research facility, which carries out speech training in a theater speech laboratory and conducts workshops teaching "elements of traditional theater art forms" as well as presenting lectures in educational institutions in order to raise awareness about folk theater's significance to modern theater.
The style of theater has been described in The Hindu
newspaper as "an intense physicality coupled with powerful ideas", and was described by India9.com as being "native folk arts in a contemporary style".
The director for this group, Na. Muthuswamy
, is the recipient of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
from the Government of India
.
Tamil language
Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...
theatre group that has organised plays for 31 years. The group has its base in Chennai
Chennai
Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...
, Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...
in South India
South India
South India is the area encompassing India's states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu as well as the union territories of Lakshadweep and Pondicherry, occupying 19.31% of India's area...
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Koothu-P-Pattarai also acts as a research facility, which carries out speech training in a theater speech laboratory and conducts workshops teaching "elements of traditional theater art forms" as well as presenting lectures in educational institutions in order to raise awareness about folk theater's significance to modern theater.
The style of theater has been described in The Hindu
The Hindu
The Hindu is an Indian English-language daily newspaper founded and continuously published in Chennai since 1878. According to the Audit Bureau of Circulations, it has a circulation of 1.46 million copies as of December 2009. The enterprise employed over 1,600 workers and gross income reached $40...
newspaper as "an intense physicality coupled with powerful ideas", and was described by India9.com as being "native folk arts in a contemporary style".
The director for this group, Na. Muthuswamy
Na. Muthuswamy
Na. Muthuswamy is the art director of Tamil folk theater group Koothu-P-Pattarai, which is based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu in South India.Muthuswamy has been described by The Hindu as "the master of the avant-garde"...
, is the recipient of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
Sangeet Natak Akademi Puraskar is an award given by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Academy of Music, Dance & Drama. It is the highest Indian recognition given to practicing artists. The award consists since 2003 of Rs. 50,000, a citation, an angavastram , and a tamrapatra...
from the Government of India
Government of India
The Government of India, officially known as the Union Government, and also known as the Central Government, was established by the Constitution of India, and is the governing authority of the union of 28 states and seven union territories, collectively called the Republic of India...
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